9:06 AM,
Oct. 8, 2012

Joining in on singing a song are mentors Dwayne Richardson and Kenneth Dunbar who came to participate in the tie tying ceremony.

Written by

Jennifer Bowman
The Enquirer

Picture this, says Dr. Carl Taylor: You're driving a Rolls Royce when you stop at a light. Taylor pulls up next to you, driving a beat-up old car.

"It may not be a car to you, but it's a car to me," said Taylor, a sociology professor at Michigan State University. "And gangs are the same way."

It is a fitting analogy to describe the prevalence of gang activity in Battle Creek - a culture without elaborate organization that often functions out of the general community's spotlight. And there is also a difference between gang operations and young people committing crimes, Taylor said. ...